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HAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: Woman in the Dark - the Movie (1934-35_
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, July 6, 1934Â Kokomo Tribune, Nov. 16, 1934Cincinnati Enquierer, Dec. 15, 1934Nashville Banner, Dec. 27, 1934Missouri Herald, Jan. 11, 1935Allentown Morning Call, Jan....
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WATCH IT HERE! Forgotten Books on Film: WOMAN IN THE DARK by Dashiell Hammett...
"Woman in the Dark," the novella, appeared as a three-part serial in Liberty Magazine, beginning Apr. 8, 1933. It's about a German "strumpet" who comes to the U.S. with a wealthy asshole, then tries to...
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The Real Life of DANIEL BOONE, Frontiersman (1948)
 This real, true saga of Old Dan'l comes to us from Real Life Comics #1, dated Nov. 1948. Scanned for comicbookplus by Yoc.
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WATCH IT HERE: Gilbert Roland as The Cisco Kid in KING OF THE BANDITS (1947)
This was Roland's sixth appearance as Cisco, and, sadly, his last. But don't despair. He returned in 1960 to (almost) reprise his role on Disney's Zorro as El Cuchillo (The Knife). You'll find both...
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HAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: The Thin Man movie Part 4 (1934)
The Decatur Daily, Aug 4, 1934The Decatur Daily, Aug 4, 1934Brownsville Herald, Aug. 5, 1934Brownsville Herald, Aug. 5, 1934The Decatur Daily, Aug. 6, 1934Unknown, Aug. 11, 1934San Francisco Examiner,...
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WATCH IT HERE! Forgotten Books on Film: TIME TO KILL / The High Window by...
I just read The High Window again. Damn, Chandler was good. And TIME TO KILL, the first film version - while a long, long way from being half as good - ain't bad either. Having done several of these...
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NERO WOLFE Comic Strip - Weeks 54 & 55 (1957)
The strips I've posted here have come from the archives of several newspapers. Those from the past couple of months were from the Fort Lauderdale News, because they offered the sharpest reproduction I...
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SAMAR the Tarzan Wannabe by Rafael Astarita (1942)
As noted previously, I'm an admirer of the comic art of Rafael Astarita. Am I maybe a little influenced by my great admiration for the works of Rafael Sabatini and Rafael DeSoto? It's not impossible....
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HAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: Mr. Dynamite, Part 1 (1935)
San Francisco Examiner, Apr. 15, 1935Oakland Tribune, Apr. 19, 1935Blackwell Morning Tribune, May 1, 1935Paterson Morning Call, May 9, 1935Uniontown Evening Standard, May 13, 1935Honolulu...
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WATCH IT HERE! Forgotten Books on Film: THE BRASHER DOUBLOON / The High...
Last week we watched TIME TO KILL (HERE), the first film version of The High Window, and saw it turned into a vehicle for the Michael Shayne series. This time we get the real thing (sort of), but under...
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NERO WOLFE Comic Strip - Weeks 56 & 57 - Another Case Solved! (1957-58)
In an odd break with tradition, teasers for the next adventure begin a couple of days before this one ends. This one even carried over into Monday of the next week (at bottom). But don't worry yourself...
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Basil Wolverton's SPACEHAWK Rides Again! (1940)
Spacehawk returns! From Target Comics #9, dated Oct. 1940. Thanks to OtherEric on comicbookplus.
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